I said that this is the best integrated amp I ever heard even compare with higher price and also much more expensive pre+mono blocks, at least with my Alexia 2 and Nordost cables.
Just an advice, the burn in process takes much more time than the manual says, I notice a big jump after ~500/600 hours.
I really recommend the audition.
The musicality will blow your mind, it’s kinda, sometimes I’m just scrolling musics but I ended listen to the end and also there’s time that “just one more song and I’ll to bed”, but I keep listening for some time because the way it puts music is very special. This just grabs you to the music.
I try both integrated from dan Agostino but the Momentum was not this new XV, I also try the Dan Agostino Pre + power progression (stereo because space), Constalation Audio Pre Virgo and power stereo centaur.
At the end i prefer the sound of the darTZel 8550 mk2, i felt the grip on the bass from the Momentum integrated but after 1 minute its was gone hat feeling. At the time i choose the amp it have ~200/250hours of braking in but i felt a big improvement on performance around ~500/660hours, i even call to my dealer give him the feedback. One of the areas i felt diference was on the Bass and the sound was overall more polite, clean, amazing!
Later (Nov 2023) i did the grounding and up-grade the switch and Ethernet cable, i have to say the the increase in SQ wen install the QKore 6 was astonishing! More of everything except noise and the bass get another level, i have no doubth that this was the best up-grade i did for the money. I strongly recommend.
@T38.45 No i did not, my Metronome is only a CD transport, it sounds amazing but now with this quality of sound and easy to use the streaming is the format i most use.
But before i had an Meridian that was very good, wen i went for the Metronome it was like wen i change my 2015 BMW m3 for a Porsche 911 turbo S, they are both good, but lets not even compare
Hey @Lima@all2ofme or other Dartzeel owners. Is an MK I much different or less good sounding from the MK II do you know? There is a nice black one I know for sale which as far as colour goes I like more than the gold and red.
